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Sunbury, OH town hall & government

Sunbury spent $7.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $929 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Sunbury's government.

Town budget

Where Sunbury's money goes

Spent
$7.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$929
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
$8.7 million
$1,096 per resident
Police
$2.5 million34%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million26%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million17%
Roads & transportation
$1 million14%
Parks & libraries
$352,0005%
Water & other utilities
$249,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$32,000<1%
Health & welfare
$6,000<1%
Other
$77,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 44%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sunbury

Full-time staff
31
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Big Walnut Local School District

Sunbury's K–12 school district, shared with Galena, Trenton, Harlem, Berkshire, Porter and Kingston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,906
Ohio: $16,610
Students
4,280
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$131.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 80%
  • State 16%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,906 per pupil, $7,818 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Sunbury: Olentangy Local School District ($15,172 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sunbury pay

Typical tax bill
$4,289
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$374,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Sunbury's government

Town hall & decisions in Sunbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sunbury

Sunbury is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Troy Balderson. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Sunbury's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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